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2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on life-affirming work and social justice that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Doing Good or Doing Well? A Counter-story of Continuing Professional Education (CPE)" (Laurel Jeris, Linda Armacost) reports on an exploratory study in which a…
Descriptors: Community Development, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Definitions
2002
This document contains four papers from a symposium on work ethic and values in human resource development (HRD). "Value Priorities of HRD Scholars and Practitioners" (Reid Bates, Hsin Chih Chen, Tim Hatcher) presents the results of a study that identified and analyzed six HRD values reflecting two value facets (locus of HRD influence…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Wiseman, Alexander W.; Alromi, Naif – 2002
A cross-national analysis was conducted to identify contextual influences that shape policies regarding the school-to-work transition and education-work linkages. The study's theoretical framework included principles based on technical-rational perspectives and neo-institutional perspectives. The study tested the following hypotheses: (1) schools…
Descriptors: Career Development, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Context Effect
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
In 2001, 6,821 employers across Australia were surveyed regarding their views of vocational education and training (VET). The survey was the fourth such survey since 1995. In 2001, 80% of employers of VET graduates (compared with 83% in 1995) rated their satisfaction with VET as 6 or higher on a 10-point scale. The proportion of employees at the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
Camp, William G. – 2000
A census of the field of public school agricultural education was conducted to characterize the supply and demand for teachers of agricultural education in 1996-1998 nationally, regionally, and by state. Data were collected through surveys mailed to the head teacher educators in each agricultural education department with a program for specific…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs
Reardon, Robert C.; Vernick, Stacie H.; Reed, Corey A. – 2001
Civilian employment data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau in 1960-1990 were analyzed with respect to the following factors: (1) the six kinds of work considered in the Holland occupational classification system (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional); (2) occupation; (3) employment; (4) gender; (5)…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Comparative Analysis
Olmsted, Jodi L. – 2001
The academic performance of students enrolled in a distance education dental hygiene program at Northcentral Technical College (NTC) in Wausau, Wisconsin, was analyzed in a comparative, quasi-experimental study. The study sample consisted of five cohorts of program graduates (students graduating in 1997-2001). The experiment groups were divided…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Ainley, Patrick; Bailey, Bill – 1997
This case study of two postsecondary schools in England attempts to assess the effects of a recently established and radically changed administrative structure and funding method on educational quality. These changes allowed schools to opt out of local educational authority control to become semiautonomous corporations and to create a separate…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Case Studies
Taylor, Barbara E.; Massy, William F. – 1996
The strategic indicators defined in this book, which builds on two earlier studies published by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, are intended to enable institutions to compare their position in key strategic areas with their peer institutions. Data for more than 100 key indicators was collected from nearly 1,000…
Descriptors: Capital, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities
Zinser, Jana – 1997
State policies regarding funding programs to serve at-risk students and dropouts through school-to-work activities in alternative learning environments were examined in a national survey. Data were collected through the following: surveys sent to finance directors in state departments of education and education committee chairs in both legislative…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Charter Schools, Comparative Analysis
Watts, Tony – 1999
A total of 26 representatives of government departments, relevant national bodies, and guidance professional associations in England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales met to identify ways they might work together to improve the information, advice, and guidance services available to adults in their respective…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Education, Career Guidance
Virginia State General Assembly, Richmond. Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. – 1998
In 1998, Virginia's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) was directed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle's (DMV's) oversight of commercial driver training schools (CDTS) in Virginia. The evaluation included the following research activities: mail surveys of DMV CDTS oversight staff and CDTS…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Comparative Analysis, Driver Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
The 2000 Student Outcomes Survey was a national survey of students who undertook vocational education and training (VET) during 1999 at a technical and further education (TAFE) institute in Australia. Questionnaires mailed to stratified, randomly selected samples of graduates and module completers yielded national response levels of 55.8% and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
McMullen, Kathryn; Schellenberg, Grant – 2003
The quality of jobs in nonprofit organizations in Canada was examined through a review of data from Canada's Workplace and Employer Survey, which collected data from a nationally representative sample of Canadian workplaces and paid employees in those workplaces. Key findings of the analysis were as follows: (1) overall, compared to the for-profit…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Bright, Tony Dale – 2002
The impact of learning disabilities (LD) on behavioral work styles was examined by studying 32 African American high school students (with and without disabilities) enrolled in a career and technical education skills center. Also examined were the relationships between behavioral work styles and these two dependent variables: (1) student's…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior, Black Students, Career Development
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